Former New York Knicks point guard Baron Davis. (Photo : Getty Images)
Former NBA player Baron Davis is reportedly planning to return to the league as he wants to re-write the poor ending his career had when he was carted off the Madison Square Garden court in 2012 due to injury while playing for the New York Knicks.
Davis, who turned 37 last April, tore the patellar tendon in his right knee during Game 4 of the Knicks-Heat opening round series in the 2012 playoffs and he has not come back in to play an official NBA game since.
The two-time NBA All-Star was able to get back on the court last summer when he suited up in the Drew League and scored 44 points. He then admitted his desire to return to the NBA, but no team was interested in signing him.
Last January, Davis joined the Philadelphia 76ers NBA D-League affiliate, Delaware 87ers, and played six games with the said squad, averaging 12.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
Davis then told the New York Times in March that he wants to re-write his career's "sad ending" and play in the NBA again.
"It's almost like being a rookie again," Davis described his D-League stint to NY Times reporter Scott Cacciola. "You almost have to give yourself amnesia and not even think about anything you accomplished or anything you did before. For me, it's really like a clean slate.
The 13-year NBA veteran then spoke about his desire to come back in the league, saying that he is not "at peace" at how he "retired" from the game.
"In the back of my mind, I always thought about how I went out, being carted off of the Garden on that stretcher," he said. "So eventually it was just like: 'Man, I have to say my peace. I have to go and push myself.' And that's what led me here."
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Davis is currently "working out, playing in some Drew League games and hoping an NBA team will offer him a workout or a training camp invite" this summer.
"I just feel like I have something left to give. When I don't, I'll hang it up and stay away for good. But right now there's something there," Davis said.
